February 16
Africa: Mali - Journalist Arrested for Criticising Foreign President
The military junta in Mali arrested prominent journalist Youssouf Sissoko under the country's cybercrime law, following the publication of an article in L'Alternance on 2 February.… Read more »
January 29
Niger: Deutsche Welle Correspondent Arrested in Niamey
On 15 January the DW website published a report written by Tawasa about Nigerian refugees and migrants. The story published in the local Hausa dialect showed dozens of Nigerian… Read more »
November 10, 2025
Niger: Three Journalists Arrested On Cybercrime Charges
The international Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns, in the strongest terms possible, this continued pattern of repression and intimidation meted out by the country's… Read more »
